2009 Exhibition
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Wimborne Railway Society’s
next model railway exhibition
WimRail 2009
will be held on 18–19 April 2009
(i.e. the week following Easter 2009)
at Queen Elizabeth’s School, Wimborne [map]
| Admission times | |
| Saturday April 18 | 10.30–17.00 |
| Sunday April 19 | 10.30–16.30 |
| Admission fees | |
| Adults | £4.00 |
| Seniors | £3.00 |
| Children (5–17 years) | £1.00 |
| Under 5s | Free |
| Family (2+2) | £9.00 |
Confirmed layouts and traders include:
| Layouts | Scale & Gauge | Details |
| Milwall Goods | 7mm:1ft, 32mm gauge (O) | An Edwardian-era layout set in the East India Docks. |
| Horton Road | 7mm:1ft, 32mm gauge (O) | The Society’s own O-scale layout returns to to our exhibition after a long absence. |
| Abbey Road | 4mm:1ft, 16.5mm gauge (OO) | This present-day model is located on the Bakerloo and Jubilee Lines of London Underground Limited and is a split-level, busy, end to end layout. |
| Iron Mold Lane | 4mm:1ft, 16.5mm gauge (OO) | The superb, atmospheric iron and steel works shunting layout. |
| Longmoor Military Railway | 4mm:1ft, 16.5mm gauge (OO) | A 40th Anniversary tribute to the LMR system, which closed in 1969. |
| Leaford | 4mm:1ft, 16.5mm gauge (OO) | A DCC layout, set near Eastleigh in Network SouthEast days, featuring typical local trains of the period. |
| Tarrant Valley Railway | 4mm:1ft, 9mm gauge (OO-9) | The Society’s popular narrow gauge layout, making its final appearance at WimRail, celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2009. |
| Purbeck | 4mm:1ft, 9mm gauge (OO-9) | An excellent freelance layout illustrating the ball clay industry of the Isle of Purbeck, including many prototypical features. |
| Wadebridge | 2mm:1ft, 9mm gauge (N) | A portrayal of this North Conwall statiopn during the 1950s. |
| Plus at least 10 other layouts | ||
| Traders | |
| Railroom Electronics | For all your railway electrical needs. |
| John Hayden | Local railway artist selling paitings, prints, and greeting cards. |
| Amberley Services | Stockists of a wide range of tools and accessories, plus O gauge spares and wagon kits. |
| Wessex Wagons | Limited Edition OO gauge wagon suppliers, all with local interest. |
| Plus secondhand model railway sales, society stands and displays from the Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers and the Moors Valley Railway. | |
Light refreshments will be available throughout the exhibition.
Free car parking at the school.
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